Chicken liver in mushroom sauce and broccoli mash

Chicken liver in mushroom sauce and broccoli mash

Liver is an often overlooked part of the chicken, and many have not yet discovered the beauties of this budget-friendly delicious culinary delicatesse. This low carb chicken liver recipe with creamy mushroom sauce and broccoli mash will surprise both skeptics and liver lovers alike.

Chicken liver in mushroom sauce and broccoli mash

Liver is an often overlooked part of the chicken, and many have not yet discovered the beauties of this budget-friendly delicious culinary delicatesse. This low carb chicken liver recipe with creamy mushroom sauce and broccoli mash will surprise both skeptics and liver lovers alike.
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4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 13 lb 160 g bacon
  • 6 oz. (2½ cups) 170 g (600 ml) mushrooms
  • 3 oz. (½ cup) 85 g (130 ml) shallotshallots
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 lb 450 g chicken liverchicken livers
  • 1¼ cups 300 ml heavy whipping cream
  • ½ cup (¼ oz.) 120 ml (8 g) fresh parsley
  • salt and pepper
Broccoli mash
  • 1½ lbs (7½ cups) 650 g (1.7 liters) broccoli
  • 3 oz. 85 g butter
  • 3 oz. (6 tbsp) 85 g (90 ml) cream cheese
  • salt and pepper
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Instructions

  1. Dice the bacon and fry until crispy in a hot frying pan. Remove and keep warm. Save the leftover fat.
  2. Finely chop the onion. Cut mushrooms in quarters and fry with onion in the fat until soft. Remove and keep warm.
  3. In the same pan, add butter and fry the liver for a few minutes on each side. Add the bacon, onion and mushrooms. Stir in cream, combine and simmer until warmed through. Stir in parsley before serving.
  4. Roughly chop the broccoli florets. Cook until soft in lightly salted water. Drain and mix with butter and cream cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Serve liver with the onion and mushroom sauce and broccoli mash.
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21 comments

  1. Richard
    Can I use corn starch in KETO recipes?
    Reply: #2
  2. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    Can I use corn starch in KETO recipes?

    We would not recommend corn starch.

  3. Monika
    Substitute for mushrooms?
    Reply: #4
  4. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    Substitute for mushrooms?

    The mushrooms are a critical component of this dish as it's a mushroom sauce.

  5. Venencia
    Yummy and easy to make. Love it
  6. Juli evans
    Really enjoyed this dish but had no cream cheese so used cottage chees instead😋
  7. Emmanuelle
    Excellent!
  8. Lara
    Can i use chicken breast instead of chicken liver?
    Reply: #9
  9. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    Can i use chicken breast instead of chicken liver?

    That would probably work well but would make a very different dish.

  10. Jayne
    This recipe was absolutely delicious. I did use 30ml less cream, as the recipe seemed to be swimming in it, and I added 15ml fresh lemon juice which thickened the sauce (acid reaction in the cream). The lemon added only 1g carbs split 4 ways. Will definitely be making this again.
  11. Alexandra
    This recipe is among my favorites for good! However, I altered heavy cream to sour cream and it worked so good either! Thanks!
  12. Amanda
    Yummy. Worked well, was easy and tasted great. To get a proper mash from the broccoli I had to use an immersion blender (which gave something that looked exactly like the picture). Would be nice to mention that. Will make again.
  13. Luci Sosnowski
    OMG... fabulous!!! I'm stuck self-distancing and this was incredible. I cleaned out the freezer last week out of boredom & found the chicken livers I bought for no particular reason. I didn't have shallots so I used onion. The mushrooms in my fridge went bad but I had dried mushrooms and they worked out just fine. Amazing flavors and while I've done mashed cauliflower, I never thought to use broccoli. Will make this on a permanent rotation. Thank you!
  14. Szid
    I love liver and this recipe is an excellent variation to what I'm used to. I used single cream for the sauce and made cauli mash. Yummy.
  15. Vero Zof
    Can i use beef liver instead of chicken liver?
    Reply: #16
  16. Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor

    Can i use beef liver instead of chicken liver?

    Yes, you can use beef or chicken liver.

  17. Chantel
    I'm not a liver fan, but I can't deny the nutritional properties of it. This recipe was pretty good! I found it more palatable to cut up the livers into mushroom sized pieces before incorporating with the sauce. The mushroom sauce was really tasty.
  18. dwir917
    I really loved this recipe. I had the ingredients to make broccoli mash, but I didn't get around to making it. So instead I used some frozen cauliflower rice, which I topped with the chicken liver dish, and it was amazing. I'll definitely be making this again.
  19. Steph
    Made this tonight for dinner, my OMAD today. I skipped the mashed broccoli. I love liver & I love this dish.
    Reply: #20
  20. Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor

    Made this tonight for dinner, my OMAD today. I skipped the mashed broccoli. I love liver & I love this dish.

    I am so glad you enjoyed this one!

  21. Gina
    I’ve just made it- cauliflower instead of broccoli- Oh My Word!! Simply delicious! Thank you 😊

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